Super Mario Galaxy 2

Brief info: Gamespot is a site that reviews videogame games, and also rates them.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the new game from the Wii console and has already stunned thousands of players. From all of the games ever, I only saw 3 games being awarded a 10 (from 10 being the max). Super Mario Galaxy is one of the three. Frankly, I never expected that a game in Wii would get a 10. Wii is fun, but not really compares with the quality of the other two big consoles. I love the game "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" I beat easily J.P. who has the game, but still, I wouldn't give a 10 to it. I admit that I never played Super Mario Galaxy 2, but I highly doubt that it is better than Smash. The game is based on Mario (who else?), who is in outer space and has to beat bowser again, but this time with the help of rockets and outer space aliens. Yoshi also appears (like in all the other mario single player games), and helps mario beat the other bosses. I think that the idea of this game is great, but quite honestly, the main story of mario beating bosses around the globe, or in this case the universe, to save peach or some other poor victim, has gotten quite repetitive. I wish they created new stories, with more history or backround.

Gears of War 3

Gears of War 1 is one of my favorite games for xbox360 (as you can see in my list on the right ->), for its amazing graphics and intriguing story. In the game, this alien race called Locust has invaded the Earth and has dominated some territory. This elite quad from the COG (Coalition of Ordered Governments) composed of 4 main soldiers have the mission to destroy and eliminate all Locust population. Although the story might seem somewhat non-creative, what calls most of the players attention is the details that are put into the story. Details that explain the life of the soldiers, like for example the soldier Cole, was a player from NFL (National Football Legue), which explains his massive size. The game also has a great variety of choices throughout the game, that enable you to choose which path you wish to go through (even though both end up in the same place).

The second game of the franchise was very fun and also very detailed, but a bit repetitive towards the first game. It brought new weapons and new enemies, but I still think that it wasn't enough to exceed the expectations. At least the story should be more original then the typical "kill everything in site".

Still, I think that the third game of the series should be a bit better than the previous one. For one thing, they put more time into creating the game, since the release date for it will only be April 5 of 2011. Also, I think that from the first game until now, there has been some improvement in the graphic quality from the games, so I think that the graphics from the game that were already good, will get even better.

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The Top 25 Games for Xbox (by IGN)
I was looking for more games that I could talk about, but instead, I thought it would be better to talk about IGN's new top 25 games list, and give my opinion about it. So here it goes:25. Dead Space24. Lost Odyssey23. Dead Rising22. Shadow Complex21. NHL 1020. Moder Warfare 219. Virtua Fighter 5 Online18. Left 4 Dead17. Fifa 1016. Forza 315. Rock Band 214. Geometry Wars13. Borderlands12. Halo Wars11. Halo 3: ODST10. Gears of War9. Braid8. Bioshock7. The Orange Box6. Halo 35. GTA IV4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion3. Fallout 32. Modern Warfare (COD4)1. Mass EffectGreat, so now time for a personal review. Frankly, I have never heard of some games (even though I am a quite big fan of video games and Xbox). Games such as Mass Effect, Braid, Geometry Wars, Borderlands, Shadow Complex, Dead Rising, Lost Odyssey and Dead Space. Still, from the movie that gave a little brief taste of the games... some of them are not my type. Games such as Dead Rising, The Orange Box and Left 4 Dead are zombie games, which I am not very fond of. Also, I think that IGN might be too fanatic about Halo. I mean, halo apears in the list three times, being that the only different thing between them is the gameplay. I think they had a lack of creativity.



Most of all, how could they lower so much MW2 (modern warfare 2)?? Borderlands from what I saw in the movie is a WORSE copy of it, and it is 7 positions ranked above than it. Maybe they think that it is hard (which it isn't), because of this quote from David Clayman, one of the reviewers from the site, "You might be able to plow through the majority of the missions in a few days, but collecting all 69 stars is nearly impossible. You'll play until your fingers are numb." Even though I got all the 69 stars in 2 days playing, along with Matheus.In general, IGN is a great site, I just think that humans are bound to make mistakes, mistakes such as putting a hockey game in the top 25's and forgetting about Gears of War 2 (which I believe is better than the first), PES 2009, and giving Braid (a mario arcade based-like game) a position in the Top 9. Braid looked a lot like a copy from the game "Super Mario" where one may find in one of those arcaic arcade game slots. Of course the graphics are better, but it seems somewhat basic. Like this:


I would also make some changes to the list... as to include Assasins Creed (number 1 and 2) in the places of the zombie type games. I would also trade positions the hockey game for the NBA 10 or 2k9, since basketball has a much bigger audience than hockey does.
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The Top 25 Games for Xbox (by IGN)

I was looking for more games that I could talk about, but instead, I thought it would be better to talk about IGN's new top 25 games list, and give my opinion about it. So here it goes:
25. Dead Space
24. Lost Odyssey
23. Dead Rising
22. Shadow Complex
21. NHL 10
20. Moder Warfare 2
19. Virtua Fighter 5 Online
18. Left 4 Dead
17. Fifa 10
16. Forza 3
15. Rock Band 2
14. Geometry Wars
13. Borderlands
12. Halo Wars
11. Halo 3: ODST
10. Gears of War
9. Braid
8. Bioshock
7. The Orange Box
6. Halo 3
5. GTA IV
4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
3. Fallout 3
2. Modern Warfare (COD4)
1. Mass Effect

Great, so now time for a personal review. Frankly, I have never heard of some games (even though I am a quite big fan of video games and Xbox). Games such as Mass Effect, Braid, Geometry Wars, Borderlands, Shadow Complex, Dead Rising, Lost Odyssey and Dead Space. Still, from the movie that gave a little brief taste of the games... some of them are not my type. Games such as Dead Rising, The Orange Box and Left 4 Dead are zombie games, which I am not very fond of. Also, I think that IGN might be too fanatic about Halo. I mean, halo apears in the list three times, being that the only different thing between them is the gameplay. I think they had a lack of creativity.

Most of all, how could they lower so much MW2 (modern warfare 2)?? Borderlands from what I saw in the movie is a WORSE copy of it, and it is 7 positions ranked above than it. Maybe they think that it is hard (which it isn't), because of this quote from David Clayman, one of the reviewers from the site, "You might be able to plow through the majority of the missions in a few days, but collecting all 69 stars is nearly impossible. You'll play until your fingers are numb." Even though I got all the 69 stars in 2 days playing, along with Matheus.
In general, IGN is a great site, I just think that humans are bound to make mistakes, mistakes such as putting a hockey game in the top 25's and forgetting about Gears of War 2 (which I believe is better than the first), PES 2009, and giving Braid (a mario arcade based-like game) a position in the Top 9. Braid looked a lot like a copy from the game "Super Mario" where one may find in one of those arcaic arcade game slots. Of course the graphics are better, but it seems somewhat basic. Like this:

I would also make some changes to the list... as to include Assasins Creed (number 1 and 2) in the places of the zombie type games. I would also trade positions the hockey game for the NBA 10 or 2k9, since basketball has a much bigger audience than hockey does.

If you wish to see the video, click here!

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: Stimulus Map Pack

First of all, I know this title is enormous, but if I were to abreviate it, most people wouldn't understand. As I said in a previous post, I love playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, and now there is a new release for new maps. The Stimulus Map Pack. This pack includes 5 new maps, 3 of them being completely new, and 2 of them being extracted from the previous version of Modern Warfare (CoD4). Even though 5 maps might sound little, it must be taken into consideration that the game itself has a total of 15 maps, 5 new maps is a big difference. From what I have seen from the new maps, they look very interesting and very original.

Since the topic is maps, here is my list of Top10 maps of the game:
1. Highrise (best map ever!)
2. Terminal
3. Sub Base
4. Skidrow
5. Karachi
6. Quarry
7. Favela
8. Afghan
9. Rundown
10. Derail

However, when I buy my new pc (with a great video card) I will be able to play better in other maps, so my opinion might change...

Rohan BLOOD FEUD (Part 2)

I am not the only one in the grade that plays Rohan. As a matter a fact, most guys from the grade have tried it (Caio, Felipe, Kevin, Filipe, J.P., Lucas, Daniel, Matheus), but only the most experienced and skilled players have prevailed ( Me, Caio, J.P.). Even so, we need each other's help through the game, for it truly is a hard game to beat. What made me continue playing this game, instead of quitting like the others have, was the challenge I did with myself, to surpass J.P.'s cousin's level in the game. What also made me continue, was the fact that I was already a bit higher in level than the rest from my grade, and that I loved the game so much.

The game has an amazing graphic display, much better than the previous rpg's that I have played before (Pristontale, Angels Online, etc.). It also has many little details that improve the game display and movement. Details such as mounts (spiders, wolves, horses, and even boars) help you move through the game more quickly and pets (lions, bears, and even tigers) help you fight by giving you a bit of extra power. The game is very pvp rounded, but to get to the higher levels and to start fighting it does take a long time. I myself have played this game for about 10 months and I only have a character level 78 and another level 64, being the level limit 99.

I love this game, probably my favorite rpg, but still I'm more fond of the first person shooting games such as Call of Duty and Counter Strike. That's also a reason why I'm not so strong in Rohan, I don't play as much as the other two.

Rohan BLOOD FEUD

For starters, Rohan is an online rpg (role playing game) game, which is based on the player versus player mode (pvp). In the game, players all over the world create their characters, and within the characters, are enabled to choose it's class and race. For each race in the game, there are two possible classes, and they are the following;

• Human- They are the characters with highest base life and defense, they are melee based race, and they can become Defenders (which are strength based or vitality based) or Guardians (Dexterity, strength, or hybrid builds)
• Elf- They are healing based characters, however, whenever they get to level 50, the player can choose to make the character a priest (healing based) or a templar (pvp based) which is the strongest class of the game.
• Dhans- They are the rouges of the game, they were meant to be assasins, and probably are the best 1 vs 1 characters in the game. They can become avengers or predadors, not many differences between them other than the skills, still, most people prefer avengers.
• Dark Elf- They are the mages of the game. They have the worst physical defense and melee attack, yet, they have the best magical defense (not very usefull since they are the only magic attack based characters) they can become wizards (based in fighting monsters) or warlocks (based in fighting other people)
• Dekans- In my humble opinion, they are the most creative race I have ever seen, they can evolve into dragons, and they have the ability to heal themselves and convert mana into life, they are blue, and they can become sages or knights, which depend on the build of the player's choice, inteligence or strength, if he chooses vitality build, both are applicable.
• Half Elf- They are the archers of the game, they are faster than all the races, expecially when they use "Winged Foot" that duplicates their mobility. Rangers are the mainly chosen class, because scouts don't really help much, and rangers are stronger in pvp.

Although Rohan is a free to play game, and is easily downloaded, a person rarely gets through the game quickly without investing money in it.

Halo: Reach

In Halo: Reach, players experience the fateful moments that forged the Halo legend. Halo: Reach is a more multiplayer based game that Halo 3 was. It is actually a multiplayer rounded Halo 3. Since Halo 3 had career mode and other single player modes, Halo Reached based itself on multiplayer interation only. It improved Halo 3's gameplay and graphics and gave a bigger variety of weapon choice and maps in which people may play at.Characters, enemies and environments are rendered in amazing detail by an all-new engine, with an improved graphic never seen before.

I loved Halo 3 (as I explained earlier in another post of mine) and I think that Halo: Reach will be certainly a great game as well.

Fieldrunners

I discovered this game originally because of my friend and classmate J.P. This game, Field Runners, is a typical tower defense game. Like other tower defense games, the main idea, is to defend your base at all cost. However, this game is an Iphone game, therefore it isn't very complex nor with levels. It is the type of game in which you compete with yourself and your friends for the best score.

The game consists of 5 weapons in which you are enabled to use to destroy the enemies that are trying to invade your base. The weapons are the following;

- machine guns

- slime guns

- flamethrowers

- lighting weapons

- grenade launchers

The weapons above are sorted by their price. Enemies that are trying to invade your base keep getting stronger as the game flows and you keep winning. In order to set these weapons, whenever an enemy is eliminated, you are awarded money to set new weapons.

There are many different enemies that try to conquer your base. Motorbikes, tanks, helicopters, airplanes, and war balloons are only some of the vehicles that are used to do so. Overall it it a very addictive and fun game to play. I myself have beat J.P's score, and have only his cousin to beat for the top score.

Pokemon Soul Silver

In 1999, Nintendo took advantage of the amazing worldwide success that Pokemon were. The original cartoon, was probably watched by every child of that time from years 5-10. After seeing that Pokemon was becoming an international success, Nintendo decided to create games about it. Among others, are the Gameboy series of Pokemon, the most important and famous Pokemon game of all times. In 1999, Nintendo released the game Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver. Among the 10 Million copies sold, 1 of them was mine.

I admit that I adored the game, such that I beat the game, but restarted it over and over again. Now, Nintendo creating the DS version of the game. With much improved visual impact and technical graphics. The game has just been launched, the official date of the release was April 2, 2010. I'm going to the U.S. in my vacation, and I'm sure to buy a copy of it!

Battlefield Bad Company 2

I have always enjoyed first person shooting games (ask anyone that knows me). However, I have always prefered the competitive/fair one versus one shooting games. Battlefield franchise are first-person shooting games, however, with different modes of playing (when comparing with Call of Duty Modern Warfare and Counter Strike). In the game, you are allowed to use tanks, cars, and even aircrafts. Unlike Counter Strike, where it's a more fair fight, since in it you only fight with your weapons against other people with weapons.

Even though, the Battlefield type of game has never been one of my favorites, Bad Company 2 has surprised me. Some of the reasons are the following...

• "An electrifying and addictive online multiplayer
• Great campaign with witty characters
• Beautiful, well-designed environments
• Superb sound design."

As explained by Gamespot.com. Not only that, but the game has also an amazing display of video graphics, and it has become much more fair, since the game has many new weapons that enable you to destroy the automobiles more easily. Making the game a more just environment.

God of War 3

To begin, the God of War saga talks about the story of Kratos and his brutal strength and rage. The second game of the saga (GoW2), was one of the best games ever rated for the playstation 2. Almost all players of the game have enjoyed and rated it as one of the best. Certainly, it will not be forgotten and has raised the bar for the next one. However, it seems that the third one has not disapointed the fans and neither has failed the expectatives.

In the third one, Kratos is back, and more powerful than ever. Just for starters, Kratos goes up the Mount Olympus with great style, annialating every single enemy in sight. The game not only has new weapons and scenaries, it has improved imensely in the graphic quality. Which is partly because it is in the PlayStation 3 instead of the PlayStation 2.

I recommend this game for anyone that likes adventure and fighting games, and especially for the fans of the previous games from the saga. But BEWARE, it has tremendous amounts of gore and blood throught the game.

Final Fantasy XIII (8)

This new saga from Final Fantasy showed a great improvement from the last one. Final Fantasy XIII, has a brand new world which is very creative and fun to explore. The game also has a great new variety of characters you can play with. It's a very fun rpg, even though I'm not particularly a huge fan of rpgs for non-online games. Its only problem, is that the quests and even the story are a lot alike with the previous ones, showing that the creators could have been more perfeccionist before finalizing it. The graphics also improved imensely, I got shocked when I saw it. Even though I have played one of the previous games from the saga (not really sure which one) and I didn't enjoy it so much, this one looks like a better improvement, especially for whoever is a fan of the game.

I recommend this game for everyone who enjoys adventures.

NBA Live 10

Although most people prefer the "2K" series, I'm a huge fan of EA games, so I normally buy NBA Live instead of 2K's. The game improved very much from his successor, the graphics improved (which was already hard), the dribbles are more realistic, and the fouls also. In the 09, I could get LeBron James and dribble the whole other team, but in this one, the players don't have the same easiness. The game even improved in the crowd on the bleachers. They are more exciting, and they change according to the home team. Also, they can pressure a specific player by booing him when he gets the ball. It's also very good with the difficulty. In the previous game, I won the season with only 2 losses. This one I didn't even finish and already lost 6 (out of 30 something). I recommend this game for fans of basketball or for any person that would like to learn more about basketball.

FIFA 10

FIFA 10 is the newest football game from EA Games, and is surely the best. From FIFA 08 and FIFA 10 (which are the two fifa games I have for Xbox360) the graphics improved imensely and the game movement as well. Also, the transfers are mostly correct, unlike other FIFA's that used to release the game extremely quickly and get all the transfers wrong. Having another comparison, PES 2009 is very good, but still FIFA 10 excels because of its graphic and original scenes. I believe it is a game for everyone and I recommend it for the people that like football and enjoy watching it too. The manager mode is very fun, since you are the manager of a club in that mode, and u can decide what happens with your team. Also, there's the new mode, which is the "be a pro" in which you can play as a single player and start living a career, as you go changing clubs and being selected (or not) to the international teams.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Probably the most expected game from 2009. The amazing success from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, made everyone anxious and excited for the release of this game. This game is a massive online first-person shooting game. It has the campaign mode and special-ops which are separate single player missions, but the main focus from this game, is the online gaming apeal.

I myself have both games, and I believe that for playing it with other people, this game is much better. The campaign is shorter and less elaborated than from the first one, but since it is based on online playing mostly, it is not such a big loss. I love the great online way of playing from the second one. The killstreaks, the new maps, and the new weapons make the game increadible.

I love the game, and surely recommend for everyone who enjoys shooting games.

For the record: I am much better than Matheus in it!!